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Communities Also Named Kingwood ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Kingwood.
Within Ontario, the name Kingwood is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Kingwood is located in Shelby County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Kingwood.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Kingwood [Pulaski County].
- Georgia
- Colquitt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kingwood [Colquitt County].
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Kingwood is located in Hunterdon County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Kingwood.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Kingwood [Mecklenburg County].
- Oregon
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Kingwood [Polk County].
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Kingwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Kingwood.
- Somerset County
- This Kingwood is located in Somerset County and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Kingwood.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Kingwood is located in Harris County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Kingwood.
- Virginia
- Prince George County
- This Kingwood is located in Prince George County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Kingwood.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Kingwood is located in Preston County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Kingwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingwood ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Burns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Crosshill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fernbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Gads Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gads Hill Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Josephsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Mennonite Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Prussia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shakespeare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Topping
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping
How Far From Kingwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kingwood to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingwood and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Kingwood to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Kingwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kingwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Kingwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5117, Longitude: -80.8336 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.929 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.462 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.659 degrees. |
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